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Minister Shatter’s position is untenable – Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has described Minister Alan Shatter’s position as untenable and he has called on him to resign.

Deputy Mac Lochlainn said:

“It is very clear that Minister Shatter’s position is untenable and he should now resign.

“He has to go but this series of controversies is much more serious than the position of Alan Shatter. It is now about the confidence of the people in the administration of justice and policing in this state.

“The approach that the Minister has taken has seriously undermined that confidence.

“This Government must move to instigate a Commission of Investigation under the legislation into this whistle blower and Garda Confidential Recipient affair.

“The half-baked review under Judge Cooke of the GSOC bugging scandal is just not good enough to restore confidence.